Hi All, I'm using the Elgato Video Capture Card to rip some old VHS tapes from a VCR to my Computer. The files that I rip are Variable Frame Rate and I guess that doesn't play nice with Adobe Premiere. Below is the medianfo from a rip
Code:
General
Complete name : 1990.mp4
Format : MPEG-4
Codec ID : M4V (M4V /M4A /mp42/isom)
File size : 2.07 GiB
Duration : 1 h 59 min
Overall bit rate : 2 473 kb/s
Movie name : 1990
Recorded date : 2020-11-28
Encoded date : UTC 2020-11-28 15:18:56
Tagged date : UTC 2020-11-28 15:18:56
Cover : Yes
Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L3.1
Format settings : CABAC / 3 Ref Frames
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, Reference frames : 3 frames
Codec ID : avc1
Codec ID/Info : Advanced Video Coding
Duration : 1 h 59 min
Bit rate : 2 243 kb/s
Width : 720 pixels
Height : 480 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 4:3
Frame rate mode : Variable
Frame rate : 29.864 FPS
Minimum frame rate : 2.607 FPS
Maximum frame rate : 29 970.000 FPS
Original frame rate : 29.970 (30000/1001) FPS
Standard : NTSC
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.217
Stream size : 1.88 GiB (91%)
Language : English
Encoded date : UTC 2020-11-28 15:18:56
Tagged date : UTC 2020-11-28 15:18:56
Color range : Limited
Color primaries : BT.601 NTSC
Transfer characteristics : BT.601
Matrix coefficients : BT.601
Codec configuration box : avcC
Audio
ID : 2
Format : AAC LC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec Low Complexity
Codec ID : mp4a-40-2
Duration : 1 h 59 min
Source duration : 1 h 59 min
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 216 kb/s
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel layout : L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 kHz
Frame rate : 46.875 FPS (1024 SPF)
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 190 MiB (9%)
Source stream size : 190 MiB (9%)
Language : English
Encoded date : UTC 2020-11-28 15:18:56
Tagged date : UTC 2020-11-28 15:18:56
mdhd_Duration : 7195948
I've tried using Handbrake to convert the files to Constant Frame Rate so I can trim them inside of Adobe Premiere, but whenever I convert the files and check "constant frame rate" the audio is out of sync. Here's an example of a converted file's media info:
Code:
General
Unique ID : 195805232622686149486813453214458355601 (0x934EB750DC219B53679CB94AFA289F91)
Complete name : source.mkv
Format : Matroska
Format version : Version 4
File size : 1.32 GiB
Duration : 1 h 59 min
Overall bit rate : 1 574 kb/s
Movie name : 1990
Released date : 2020-11-28
Encoded date : UTC 2020-11-29 13:58:51
Writing application : HandBrake 1.3.3 2020061300
Writing library : Lavf58.29.100
ErrorDetectionType : Per level 1
Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : Main@L4
Format settings : CABAC / 4 Ref Frames
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, Reference frames : 4 frames
Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration : 1 h 59 min
Width : 720 pixels
Height : 480 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 4:3
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 29.864 FPS
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Writing library : x264 core 157 r2935 545de2f
Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=2 / deblock=1:0:0 / analyse=0x1:0x111 / me=hex / subme=6 / psy=1 / psy_rd=1.00:0.00 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=1 / 8x8dct=0 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / fast_pskip=1 / chroma_qp_offset=-2 / threads=12 / lookahead_threads=2 / sliced_threads=0 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / interlaced=0 / bluray_compat=0 / constrained_intra=0 / bframes=3 / b_pyramid=2 / b_adapt=1 / b_bias=0 / direct=1 / weightb=1 / open_gop=0 / weightp=1 / keyint=300 / keyint_min=30 / scenecut=40 / intra_refresh=0 / rc_lookahead=30 / rc=crf / mbtree=1 / crf=22.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=0 / qpmax=69 / qpstep=4 / vbv_maxrate=20000 / vbv_bufsize=25000 / crf_max=0.0 / nal_hrd=none / filler=0 / ip_ratio=1.40 / aq=1:1.00
Default : Yes
Forced : No
Color range : Limited
Color primaries : BT.601 NTSC
Transfer characteristics : BT.601
Matrix coefficients : BT.601
Audio
ID : 2
Format : AAC LC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec Low Complexity
Codec ID : A_AAC-2
Duration : 1 h 59 min
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel layout : L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 kHz
Frame rate : 46.875 FPS (1024 SPF)
Compression mode : Lossy
Delay relative to video : 85 ms
Title : Stereo
Language : English
Default : Yes
Forced : No
My end goal is to have a file type that I can trim/cut/export (preferably in Adobe Premiere Rush/Pro) and keep the video/audio in sync.
- Are there settings I'm missing originally to export in Constant Frame Rate? Is that possible?
- What am I doing wrong in Handbrake to convert the files to CFR and have the audio in sync?
- I've been reading that Adobe can't handle VFR files so I guess there's no way to do it that way and I need to convert to CFR, is that correct?
Thanks in advance. I'm trying to rip a bunch of VHS home movies for an xmas gift and can't get it right. Thanks!!